India, June 21 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday praised India's growing global stature under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership and said indigenously developed BrahMos Missiles had taught Pakistan a "befitting lesson" during Operation Sindoor. He also accused the Congress and the Samajwadi Party of dividing society.

He addressed the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Conference organised in Jhansi and a public event in Lalitpur after inaugurating and laying the foundation stones for 221 development projects worth Rs.1,766 crore.

"The BrahMos missiles are being made in Uttar Pradesh. When these missiles were used during Operation Sindoor, they gave such a crushing blow to Pakistan that it was forced to cry for help and beg to save...